hi can anyone help me re home a staffie cross?

Instead of just giving up, why do you not have your dog trained?

Dogs don't get to reject their new human family members - that's not up for them to decide.

He doesn't have to play with children to be good with them - he just has to respect their space and not put any teeth or paws on them. It is also your job as a parent to teach your child what is appropriate behaviour when touching the dog and to give the dog it's own personal box of space.

This will be simple enough to correct if you contact a trainer as he clearly is not displaying any other sort of "aggressive" behaviour.

If you find you can't be bothered to work on the dog you had before you decided to have a child - then look up a bully breed rescue or a no kill shelter. Although at his age he may never be adopted.

ADD: Please stop blaming the dog with the "he doesn't listen to us anymore". Claim responsibility and get your dog a trainer!

I can so understand why the RSPCA won't touch him (reply already given here) - if you had been anywhere near most Rescue Centres just now, you will know they are stuffed to the rafters with Staffie and Staffie-type dogs. And to be honest, chances are if this lad has any kind of a temperament glitch, he won't be offered for rehoming, he'll be euth. Especially with the RSPCA.

You might try Wood Green Animal Shelter (London and Cambridge (Huntingdon), Dogs Trust, or any of the private rescues (Google for one near you) but as you have realised, it won't be easy to find this lad another home in a hurry. Are you still in touch with the person who bred him? Good breeders are always there for the puppies they breed, throughout their lives. Not to say she's going to be able necessarily to actually take him back, but if she's at all responsible, she should be able/want to help you.

But the real point here is why are you not trying to sort out his issues with your baby. Or is this just another 'baby in the front door, and dog out the back' situation? It shouldn't be impossible to get him settled with the new member of your family (but never, ever leave him alone with your baby - even the most gentle dogs should not be trusted with a small infant).

Please give this situation a rethink and see if you can't keep him, even yet.

It depends where you live but there are dedicated SBT rescue centres around the country.

His age and breed have nothing to do with it however.

You probably haven't asserted yourself as pack leader since you got him and that has probably made him a bit of a nightmare... maybe why the family won't take him?!? lol

It will take time and a lot of dedication to sort it out and I know that when you've a new baby time is a precious commodity.

We have just our daughter, 9 weeks ago, and we own an 18 month old, male, SBT.

We put the time in before she was born as i'd done a lot of research on bringing a child into the home.

If you can't find anybody to take him, it's worth looking at Jan Fennell's website and reading her book 'the practical dog listener'. Implementing her techniques worked wonders for us and our dog!

http://www.janfennellthedoglistener.com/

Any dog, of any age, of any breed can become a well adjusted member of your pack!!

Hope this helps

Just google rescue centres and start phoning around.

However, every all breed rescue has at least half their spaces taken up with staffies.

One very well known rescue has at least a third of their dogs put to sleep to make more spaces.

It would of been a lot easier if you'd thought about all this long ago as there is a lot you can do to get a dog used to a baby coming into the house way before baby is born.

I agree with aphrodite -- take the time to train him.

I cant understand why the RSPCA would reject your dog but there are other Rescue Centres. The Dogs Trust is one and they have places all over the country.

Your local phone book should have a number for them or go to their website. Google them for the correct address.